"If there is no absolute advantage, why is he still the city lord?" Zhou Yang asked puzzled.
"Oh, that was thousands of years ago. At that time, Zhou Tianzong was the dominant family in Dingbei City. There were several golden elixir masters sitting in charge. There was no one better than him in Dingbei, and they were the legitimate overlords in the city. But in the past thousand years, , Zhou Tianzong's power gradually declined, and only one Jindan master was left, Hai Tianxiao. However, Zhou Tianzong had dominated Dingbei for thousands of years, and its heritage still existed. Although it had no absolute advantage in Dingbei, no other faction was as strong as Zhou Tianzong. , so the position of Lord of Dingbei City has always been held by the Head of Zhou Tianzong."
"I see, I've learned a lesson from you."
Along the way, the two chatted happily, and Zhou Yang also told Chongjiu about the situation of Anping and Tu Yan, and then they began to treat each other as brothers.
After Chongjiu's explanation, Zhou Yang had a general understanding of Dingbeicheng. He also received an important piece of news. Master Tiansha had a disciple who was actually from Zhouxiang and Tu Yan. His surname was Tong and his name was Lianxue.
Tong Lianxue joined the Zhou Tian Sect since she was a child. Due to her excellent qualifications, she was spotted by Master Tian Sha and accepted as his direct disciple. Chongjiu had been to Tu Yan before, and he said he had seen Tong Lianxue from a distance. In other words, Tong Lianxue is not in Dingbei now, but has returned to her hometown of Tu Yancheng.
Zhou Yang had heard of the Tong family during the massacre of Yan. It was a large family second only to the Zi Yuan Sect. It also had shares in the iron mines before. However, its power was seriously damaged after the beast tide, and it was far from being able to compete with the Zi Yuan Sect for supremacy.
But after listening to Chongjiu's words, Zhou Yang realized that Zi Yuanzong did not dare to do anything to the Tong family. After all, Tong Lianxue had a master who was a master of the golden elixir.
This time Tong Lianxue returned to Tu Yan, was it to support the Tong family?
The three of them talked and laughed all the way, and soon reached the end of the street.
At the end of this street is a large square. In the middle of the square is a high platform with a radius of 100 feet. Its layout is similar to some squares in Anping City.
This is the largest square in Dingbei. It has been standing for thousands of years and was built by Zhou Tianzong. This square was originally used for fighting, and was also called the Dingbeidou Arena. In the past, all large-scale fights in Dingbei City were held here.
However, with the decline of Zhou Tianzong, other sects also established their own competition arenas, and only the city-wide competition was held here every five years.
There are a large number of trees planted around this square, which has now formed a forest. Some pavilions have also been built in the forest. It is usually a gathering place for cultivators in Nancheng to enjoy the cool weather. Sometimes, cultivators in the city also use this place as a place to exchange cultivation materials, so there is a lot of traffic in the square.
Chongjiu took Zhou Yang and the two of them up to the high platform in the middle. They stood on the platform and looked around. They could clearly see the area within a hundred miles of Nancheng City. Moreover, Zhou Yang also discovered that Dingbei City was surrounded by rolling mountains, and the entire city was a basin surrounded by mountains.
Chongjiu pointed with his hand, and Zhou Yang looked in the direction he pointed, only to see a group of majestic palaces there, covering an extremely large area, majestic and majestic.
That is where the Lord of Nancheng, Zhou Tianzong, is.
Zhou Yang visually inspected that the palaces of Zhou Tianzong were much larger than those of Xuanfu Sect. They were more magnificent and had an ancient style. The spiritual energy was very rich and the fluctuations in formations were unusually obvious. It was indeed extremely profound.
At this time, doubts arose in Zhou Yang's mind. According to Mo Chenglong, this North City must be prosperous, but it is also surrounded by dangers and dangers. But along the way, he saw lively scenes everywhere, with bustling crowds of people and prosperous business. He didn't see any bullying or plundering, so how could there be crisis and danger?
Chongjiu saw Zhou Yang looking around, but his face was full of questions, so he took out a bottle of wine and handed it over. He smiled slightly and said: "Brother, what do you think of Dingbei than Anping?"
"Peaceful times." Zhou Yang took the wine bottle and praised.
"Haha." Chongjiu smiled, noncommittal.
"Why, brother, you don't think so?"
"I think the reason why I'm confused is because what I saw is different from what I heard?" Chongjiu himself took out a bottle of wine, raised his head and took a big sip.
"Brother, I have a sharp eye." Zhou Yang was not embarrassed after someone saw through his mind, and he also took a sip of wine.
"Don't be deceived by superficial illusions, otherwise you will suffer big losses. What is hidden under the peaceful age is fraud and robbery, killing and blood. Every night, Dingbei becomes a city of sin, a city of madness, that kind of It's hard for you to understand the scene now. I'm not disparaging my hometown, I'm just telling the truth."
When Chongjiu said this, there was no smile on his face.
Zhou Yang was shocked when he heard this. This is ten times more terrifying than what Mo Chenglong said, and it was said by a native of Dingbei. In this case, could it be worse than Tu Yancheng after the beast tide?
It can be seen that Chongjiu is full of disgust towards this city, but it is still his hometown, and no matter how disgusted he is, he has to come back. It seems that only expressing his feelings to others can relieve his depressed mood.
"That young man just now..." Zhou Yang looked at Chongjiu and asked.
Chong said nothing for a long time and just nodded.
Tiehu was still upset because Chongjiu didn't give him a drink for a long time, but now he was dumbfounded and murmured: "Is it so evil? Are these three major sects just decorations?"
"Three major factions!" Chongjiu shook his head indifferently and took another sip of wine.
"It's so hard that they don't care?" Tiehu asked again.
"Do you two know why there are so many cultivators in Dashun Business? Do you know that the female cultivators are as scared as tigers and wolves when they hear the word Taiqing Clan? Do you know that although Zhou Tianzong is strong, there is nothing they can do?" Chongjiu's voice became louder, and his face turned a little red. Hong, a series of rhetorical questions, making Zhou Yang and Tie Hu shake their heads hurriedly.
"When Zhou Tianzong ruled Dingbei City, it was a time of peace and prosperity. The residents in the city lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the public security situation was extremely good. When the three sects stood side by side, everything slowly changed. The order began to be chaotic, and people's hearts began to fluctuate. In addition, outsiders became more and more aggressive. There are more and more people coming, and Zhou Tianzong's power is getting weaker and weaker, gradually declining, and it is difficult to support it alone, which has resulted in the current situation."
Chongjiu did not directly answer the above questions, but described the process of Dingbeicheng from rule to chaos.
"Okay, what I said earlier was just drunken talk. Just pretend I didn't say it. You two also pretended you didn't hear it. It's best not to know, otherwise you won't be able to escape the disaster of death! That's all, drink too much, drink too much That’s it.” After he finished speaking, he took another sip of wine and waved his hands.
Both Zhou Yang and Zhou Yang were shocked. Listening to this tone, Dashun Trading Company and Taiqing Sect are not good people, and this Zhou Tianzong actually has the intention but has no power. He can only sit back and watch Dingbei decline. Isn't it true that Tiansha Zhenhai Tianxiao has betrayed the city lord in vain? name!
Forget it, just listen. One thing more is worse than one thing less. Knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing.
Tiehu was a straight-tempered man, so he wanted to ask, but was stopped by Zhou Yang with a wave of his hand.
The information revealed by Chongjiu is already very revealing. It seems that Zhou Tianzong is still a well-known and upright sect this time. The reason why it is unable to suppress it is either that the other two sects have united to fight, or they have a stronger backing.
If the Dingbei branch of Tongzhou Commercial Bank had not been backed by a powerful business alliance, it would have been completely wiped out. However, Liu Menglong was not an important figure in Tongzhou Trading Company, and Liang Sanli was not a member of the trading company. How could they remain safe in Dingbei for so long?
And that Tong Lianxue, why would a woman come all the way to this dangerous place to stay in Tu Yancheng!
These questions can only be clarified later. The main purpose of his coming was not to find Liu Menglong and Liang Sanli, but to search for alchemy materials. But it's a bit late today, so we can only make plans tomorrow.
But after listening to Chongjiu's words, Zhou Yang's heart pounded. The night in Dingbei was so chaotic, so where should he stay at night? Where is the safe place?
After thinking for a moment, he felt that it was safest to find Tongzhou Trading Company, where Liu Menglong should be. But this place is still a long way away from Beicheng. Besides, we have to continue to inquire when we get to Beicheng. It would be better to find a safe place to stay here first.
"Looking for a safe place? As long as you have spiritual stones, it will be fine. However, your realm is too low. Exposing wealth will bring disaster. Let me think about it." Chongjiu lowered his head and thought about it.
"It is relatively safe in Zhou Tianzong's territory, and the price of the inn it opens is also reasonable. Why don't you go there to stay." Chongjiu said after a moment.
"But I will listen to my brother's arrangements." Zhou Yang nodded.
"Okay, come with me." Chongming took the lead to get off the platform and headed towards the other exit of the square.
The next exit is another street, which is even more lively. There are teahouses, wine shops, brothels, casinos, ware pavilions and material stores.
I heard from Chongjiu that this street is called Shilichang. The street is ten miles long, with many shops and merchants gathered there, hence the name. Although this place is the territory of Zhou Tianzong, there are also industries from other sects, and there are also many outsiders. They mainly rent Zhou Tianzong's shops and sell materials produced in major cities in Hezhou.
Zhou Yang heard that there were materials for sale and wanted to visit these shops. As soon as he told Chongjiu, he nodded and took the two of them into a shop selling materials.
This store is not big, but the materials listed are all produced in other cities, and there are many types. There are spiritual herbs and elixirs, all kinds of strange monster materials, various ores that Zhou Yang can't name, and even sections of unknown wood.
What surprised Zhou Yang even more was that the two clerks in the store actually had the sixth level of Lingtai cultivation, and they were not locals either.
The clerk was very enthusiastic and came forward to greet the three of them and asked them what materials they needed. Chongjiu just said to take a look.
There were many materials in the store that Zhou Yang couldn't name, but Chongjiu knew. No wonder, Chongjiu is an authentic Dingbei person, so it would be strange if he is not familiar with him.
Zhou Yang looked at it very carefully, and the boy introduced it very carefully. Unfortunately, he didn't find the materials needed for the Qi-Building Pill. But what made his eyes light up was that there were two elixirs that were actually auxiliary materials for refining the God Replenishing Pill. Since he came across them, he must buy them.
The God-Building Pill is also a second-grade elixir, but the required materials are more difficult to find than the Qi-Building Pill. Counting these two of the fifteen main and auxiliary materials, only three were found in total. But this kind of thing can't be rushed, it has to rely on chance.
However, Zhou Yang was looking forward to the God-Building Pill. Since the God-Nourishing Pill can relieve the pain of spiritual consciousness, the ancient pill, the God-Building Pill, should also be able to do so.
